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Tennis Player Inspirational Quotes (2397)

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It is no longer enough to play very well. You need to be able to give an answer at all times and everywhere. You cannot hide. This has something to do with maturity, and that is something you only acquire over the years.
Rafael Nadal
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I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.
Pete Sampras
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It was a tough year for me, '89, losing two Slam finals and losing another five finals. It wasn't until I won the Masters, or what's now called the ATP Finals, that things changed again. Suddenly I won seven tournaments in 1990 and became No. 1.
Stefan Edberg
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My dad is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and the easiest going.
Serena Williams
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In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him...that we spend a while thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in silence, occupying ourselves with Him - totally and thoroughly lost in the hiding place of His presence.
Charles R. Swindoll
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I think I've already got the main thing I've always wanted, which is to be somebody, to have an identify. I'm Althea Gibson, the tennis champion. I hope it makes me happy.
Althea Gibson
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I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.
Althea Gibson
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In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.
Althea Gibson
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Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.
Chris Evert
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There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.
Jim Courier
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Congratulations to Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first person ever to score 50 test hundreds, absolute superstar
Rohan Bopanna
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It's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your ability to hear the ball come off your opponent's strings [on Sharapova grunting
John Newcombe
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On how he met Wayne Gretzky: I was in L.A. preparing for Indian Wells, and a mutual friend asked if I'd like to have dinner with him. I think one of his daughters plays tennis so he knew about me. It was obviously something I was excited to do, and I left the dinner pretty amazed.
Milos Raonic
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I love to be busy, and when I'm off the court, I do things I love.
Venus Williams
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Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.
Victoria Azarenka
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The coaches of some players who are my own age keep saying publically about me: This guy is going to be one of the greats. I am clever enough to know that they do not truthfully think so. They are trying to shake my confidence. Of course, this is a matter of tactics.
Alexander Zverev
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When I know that I have played as well as I can. It doesn't matter so much whether I have won or lost. But being completely satisfied with myself? That's something that never really happens to me.
Alexander Zverev
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I am surprised by what people expect of me.
Alexander Zverev
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You live during the match, and you have strong emotions, but you don't want to get too overexcited. My body's totally flat now. I cannot move anymore. I'm totally exhausted, just because of the tension out there.
Roger Federer
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Never change a winning game always change a losing one.
Bill Tilden
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Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football.
Goran Ivanisevic
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If I have children, after school they'll always feel happy energy in the home.
Li Na
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I was an emotional basket case.
Jennifer Capriati
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Good music just makes me happy and keeps me from getting distracted.
Sloane Stephens
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